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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	Posted at 21:55 on 20th January 2009 On 19th January 2009 23:30, Bob T wrote: LOS ANGELES: Bob May, who won a cult following as the Robot in the hit 1960s television show Lost In Space, has died of heart failure. He was 69. May died at a hospital in Lancaster, California, said his daughter, Deborah. May's entertainment career spanned more than 65 years. He was already a show business veteran who had worked as an actor and stuntman in movies, TV shows and on the vaudeville stage when he was tapped by Lost In Space creator Irwin Allen to play the Robinson family's loyal metal sidekick in the hit series that debuted in 1965. "He always said he got the job because he fitted in the robot suit," said June Lockhart, who played the family matriarch Maureen Robinson. Although May didn't provide the robot's distinctive voice (that was done by announcer Dick Tufeld), he had a devoted following of fans. Lost In Space was a space-age retelling of the Swiss Family Robinson story. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Judith, two children and four grandchildren. Isn't he the one who used to say "Warning Will Ronbinson, warning!"? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Bob T Posts: 934 Joined: 8th Jan 2009 Location: USA	Posted at 22:16 on 20th January 2009 Actually, Diana, that was Dick Tufeld. May was just the robot. Dick Tufeld is still amongst us... Dick Tufeld (bornDecember 11, 1926) is an American actor, announcer, narrator, and voice actor from the 1950s onward. He narrated the Space Patrol in the 1950s. He is perhaps best known as the voice of the Robot in the TV series Lost in Space. He has also provided voice work for the 1978 animated television series, Fantastic Four, and the Lost in Space feature film as the Robot. Apart from Lost in Space, Tufeld provided the narration voiceover for many other Irwin Allen productions, such as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and The Time Tunnel. He was often used as the announcer on various Disney TV shows including the 1957-59 series, Zorro, which starred future Lost in Space lead Guy Williams. He had a lengthy stint as the house announcer on the variety series The Hollywood Palace. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	Posted at 17:20 on 25th February 2009 Six year old Ivan Cameron, disabled son of David and Samantha has died today. How one comes to terms with the death of a child we do not know and trust God we shall never find out! Our sympathy goes out to David, Samantha and their family. They may or may not get to read this post but as parents we felt we just had to say something to the Camerons to show our absolute sympathy. God bless you dear Ivan. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Nela Posts: 242 Joined: 21st Nov 2008 Location: Portugal	Posted at 17:27 on 25th February 2009 Something a parent should never have to go through. My deepest sympathy to the Camerons. God bless you Ivan. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	Posted at 18:34 on 25th February 2009 For those who don't know, David Cameron is the Leader of the Conservative Party. A sad story to read today. Doesn't also seem all that long ago a few years back , when the Prime Minister's baby had died as well, whilst he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Shirley K. Lawson Posts: 2310 Joined: 17th Jul 2008 Location: USA	Posted at 20:00 on 25th February 2009 Well,.... all the tabloids over here are saying that "George Bush's wife is out to "get him"!!!....I thought she already "had him"...LOL. Maybe he meant only in this book she's written as of late. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	Posted at 20:59 on 25th February 2009 My heart goes out to the Cameron's. I can't imagine the horror of losing a child. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	Posted at 22:03 on 25th February 2009 God bless little Ivan! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Gives Up! ' Posts: 1934 Joined: 30th Apr 2005 Location: UK	Posted at 15:14 on 26th February 2009 Wendy Richards. R.I.P Former EastEnders actress Wendy Richard has died aged 65, her agent has confirmed. The star, who played Pauline Fowler in the BBC One soap opera, had been suffering from cancer. Her agent Kevin Francis said: "She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end." Last October, Richard revealed she had an aggressive, terminal form of cancer. Soon after that she married her long-term partner John Burns. Planned funeral Francis said the star passed away in the Harley Street Clinic in London with her husband by her side. In an interview with the Sunday Express last year, Richard revealed she had already planned her funeral and written her will. She discovered the disease had returned after her usual annual check-up, which revealed cancerous cells in her left armpit. She told the paper: "Now I have a cancerous growth on my right kidney and the cancer has spread to my bones. "It's more aggressive this time, unfortunately, and has spread to the top of my spine and left ribs." In 2000 Richard was awarded the MBE for services to television and in 2007 she was given a British Soap Award for Lifetime Achievement for her role in EastEnders. On top of her 21 years on Albert Square, Richard starred in sitcoms Are You Being Served?, Dad's Army and Grace and Favour. She joined EastEnders when the programme began in 1985 and remained in it until 2006, when her character died. The reason she gave for her departure was because she objected to producers making her character remarry. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	Posted at 15:17 on 26th February 2009 I just came here to post that very thing Barb, as I am reading BBC News online. I remember her in Are you Being Served as I'm not really familiar with Eastenders. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions